Listen, my children, and you shall hear of the midnight ride of … … Questo from the Roots? When Henry Wadsworth Longfellow penned his poem about Paul Revere’s famous midnight ride to warn the freedom fighting militias, “The British are coming,”
There are 47,000 members of the United States Chess Federation and fewer than 2 percent of them are excellent enough players to be called “masters.” Of those masters, just 13 of them are under the age of 14. Of those 13, three
The United Nations General Assembly officially proclaimed the year beginning on Jan. 1, 2011, the International Year for People of African Descent. In the Western Hemisphere, approximately 12 million Africans were brought to the Americas over the 400-year history of
According to the New York Times, Gayle King may soon be leaving her BFF Oprah’s OWN Network to help boost ratings over at CBS’ “Early Show.” Rumor has it that King, along with acclaimed talk show host and broadcast journalist Charlie Rose,
“You can kill a man, but you can’t kill an idea.” -Medgar Evers On June 12, 1963, civil rights hero Medgar Evers was shot in the back by a Klansman while standing in the driveway of his home in Jackson,
Occupy Wall Street movement “leader” Priscilla Grim told TMZ that she is insulted by Jay-Z’s attempt to “profit off of the first important social movement of 50 years with an overpriced piece of cotton.” Grim’s anger was provoked by Jay-Z’s
Some crafty individuals out there with excellent impersonation skills are tricking people into thinking they are having hot and heavy phone or Internet relationships with certain famous women. You may recall the embarrassing incident that happened to football player Bret
Raymond Harris, 36, of Carpentersville, Ill., was charged with first-degree murder and robbery in the Oct. 22 attack of Virginia Perillo, a 73-year-old nurse who was found face down and unconscious in her garage. Perillo died Oct. 23 from head injuries sustained
The NYPD will discipline three officers for detaining and handcuffing a city councilman and another city official as they walked along a sidewalk during the West Indian American Day Parade in September. According to the New York Civil Liberties Union, the
Actress Tamara Tunie stars in the weekly crime drama “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” in which she portrays a medical examiner cracking tough cases. In real life, Tunie learned she has been a special victim of her ex-business manager,
At the very moment on Nov. 7, 2011, that Conrad Murray was hearing the guilty verdict for his role in the death of Michael Jackson, reporters were taking a private preview tour of the three-story home where Michael lived and
A few hours after millions around the world were stunned by the sudden death of rap legend Heavy D, Twitter began buzzing with rumors that Ruby Dee, the 87-year-old actress and civil rights activist, had also passed away. Twitter and
Eddie Murphy has bowed out as host of the 84th Academy Awards telecast in the wake of a controversy involving the show’s producer, Brett Ratner, who resigned a few hours earlier. Ratner, who recently directed Murphy in Tower Heist, stepped down on
Georgia Peace Education program director, Tim Franzen, shares the story of Shabaka Addae Guillory, a 20-year-old who joined the Crips at age 14 and Sherrod Britton, a 29-year-old Blood. According to Franzen, the two became best friends during an impromptu freestyle
“I have never acted inappropriately with anyone– period!” –Herman Cain GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain has tried a few different strategies to fend off accusations from the women who claim he sexually harassed them more than 10 years ago —
Cleo E. Powell — accompanied by her husband and her mother — placed her left hand on her late father’s Bible and took the oath of office that made her the first black female Virginia state Supreme Court Justice in
On Halloween night, DMX relieved a Waffle House employee of his mop and proceeded to clean the restaurant floor, saying, “I was in a good mood and felt that I would do that for him since it was 4 a.m.
Images in music, film and television lead many to assume the worst about black American youngsters — especially when it comes to drugs — but the reality is, black teens are the least likely to use illegal drugs compared to their
Tiger Wood’s former caddy, Steve Williams, has apparently been a little salty since being fired by Tiger after caddying for him for 13 of 14 major tournament wins. When Williams’ new boss, Adam Scott, won at Firestone a few months
After spending almost two decades in jail for a rape and murder he didn’t commit, Robert Taylor became a free man on November 3rd when he walked out of an Illinois prison. He described the feeling as, “Beautiful.” “I’m still
